I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.